Many people couldn’t point out Katmai National Park and Preserve on a map, but they’ve probably heard of it burly residents. Each fall, Katmai hosts Fat Bear Week, a beloved celebration of ...

Volcanoes and bears embody the wild heart of Katmai, located on the Alaska Peninsula. Within the borders of the national park and preserve lie 14 active volcanoes and North America's largest ...

That's when the brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska load up on ... It's punctuated by large lakes and tall volcanoes. It has some of the wildest coastline in North America.

Katmai National Park was created to preserve the devastated region surrounding Novarupta and the aptly named Valley of Ten ...

each park offers a glimpse into Earth's volcanic forces, showcasing nature's raw power and beauty Explore the USA's national parks with active volcanoes, where nature's fiery spectacles and ...

It’s bulking season in bear country. For months, the bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska have been packing on pounds, preparing for hibernation and unbeknownst to them ...

The competition champions the brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve as they complete their transformations from scrawny to elephantine for hibernation. With the internet watching via ...

A brown bear walks to a sandbar to eat a salmon it had just caught at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Ala., July 4, 2013. Mark Thiessen/AP, FILE By the next year, the contest ...

Spring is for skinny bears and March Madness basketball. Fall, however, is for fat bears -- and for Katmai National Park & Preserve's annual Fat Bear Week and its accompanying tournament of ...